# duet

> English word · Noun · IPA /djuˈɛt/ · frequency rank #16,457

## Definitions
1. A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
2. A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
3. A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From Italian duetto (“short musical composition for two voices”), diminutive of due (“two”).

## Easily confused with
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-duo)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dug)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dye)
- **duh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-duh)
- **DUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dui)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dun)
- **dum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dum)
- **dup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dup)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dur)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-duty)
- **dumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dumb)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-duke)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dust)
- **dump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dump)
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dull)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dunn)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dunk)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-duly)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dusk)
- **dyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duet-vs-dyed)

## Common misspellings (5)
`dduet`, `deut`, `duett`, `dute`, `udet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/duet